818-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22,1984
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Hot drink mixes to warm
your holiday season
Get your holiday party off to a
warm start with spiced cider, hot
buttered rums, a cup of hot mocha,
or wassail.
What’s wassail? It’s that stuff
they drank in meme olde England
when they ate, drank, and made
merry: a warm drink of fruit or
wine, flavored with spices and
used at festive occasions!
Well, the merry-making season
(not to mention the sledding
season) is here, and with an “in
stant mix” and your microwave,
you can serve wassail or one of
these other warmer-uppers, at a
moment’s notice. These drinks
make a nice change from'ccwa
and coffee. So let the festivities
begin!
By the way, any of these mixes
stored in a decorative tin or jar,
would make a nice last minute gift
for someone. Be sure to include
serving directions!
Wassail Mix
6 whole cloves
2 sticks cinnamon or 2 teaspoons
ground cinnamon
2 whole allspice or 1 teaspoon
ground allspice
1 teaspoon ginger
x k teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
1. Combine the spices in a drip
coffee filter or piece of folded
cheesecloth, and tie closed with a
piece of string or dental floss. Put
the water and sugar in a 4-cup
measure, and add the spice packet.
2. Cook on high for 6-6 minutes
until boiling and the sugar
dissolves. Reduce power and cook
on medium (50,5) for 10 minutes.
3. Set aside to stand for 1 hour for
the flavor to develop. Remove
spices*, store syrup in a closed
container in the refrigerator.
4. To serve 4 to 5 people, add %
cup wassail mix to 3 cups of juice
and heat in a glass heatproof
pitcher or bowl. Heat on high for 8-
10 minutes (or set temperature
probe for 170-175 degrees). Serve
with a slice of fresh fruit, or a
cinnamon stick as a stirrer.
5. For individual servings, put 2-
3 tablespoons mix in a cup or mug
and fill with juice. Heat on high for
2 to Vk minutes per serving. (For
other quantities,'use cup mix
per cup of juice, and adjust heating
time as needed.)
The following juice combinations
are good: apple or cranapple; 2
cups apple with 1 cup orange; 2
cups cranberry with 1 cup
pineapple; 2 cups orange with 1
cup cranberry. Or add the mix to 3
cups cider for hot spiced cider. One
third cup rum may be added to
three cups juice if desired. Makes 2
cups mix.
• the spice packet in the
refrigerator and boil it for a few
minutes in a cup of water
whenever you want a warm spicy
aroma in the house.
Hot Buttered Rum
(or Cider!) Mix
1 stick butter or margarine
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
Vz teaspoon ground nutmeg
Cinnamon sticks for stirrers,
optional
1. Melt butter in a microsafe
bowl, (use high for 45-60 seconds).
Thoroughly stir in remaining
ingredients. Store in a closed
container in the refrigerator.
2. To serve Hot Buttered Rum:
Put 1 tablespoon in a cup or mug.
Add 6-8 ounces boiling water and 1
ounce rum. Stir with a cinnamon
stick for added flavor.
3. To serve Hot Buttered Cider:
Put 6-8 ounces cider or apple juice
in a mug and heat for 2-3 minutes.
Stir in 1 tablespoon mix. Makes
about 24 servings.
Mocha Mix
1 2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup sugar
2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
l k cup instant coffee powder*
1 x h. teaspoons dried orange peel
1. Mix all ingredients together
well in a bowl. (Sift the ingredients
together if possible. This breaks
the milk powder into smaller
granules so it dissolves more
easily.)
2. Store in an airtight container;
this does not need refrigeration.
3. To serve: Put about 3
tablespoons mix in a mug. Add V 4
cup boiling water, stirring hard to
dissolve mix. Then add cup
more water, stir and serve im
mediately. Makes 3 cups mix.
*Use decaffinated instant coffee
for a soothing bedtime drink.
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Think practical when
selecting toys
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Two
facts to remember this Christmas;
toys are important to children and
money is important to adults. Keep
these thoughts in mind as you
check your junior’s Santa-request
list. Choosing toys correctly could
benefit your child’s development
and save you money.
“Children learn by doing,
therefore toys are very important
in their development and growth,”
says Cheryl H. Jones, Baltimore
City extension home economist.
Before buying any toy for your
child, Jones says it is important to
consider the following:
Always select toys that in
terest your child and are at his or
her level of development. You
want to avoid frustrating your
child during his play time.
Select toys which encourage
creativity.
Select toys that your child can
become actively involved with.
Avoid “spectator” toys.
Select toys that are durable
enough to take the abuse of a child.
Select a toy that can be shared
easily with other children.
Jones warns agains relying on
the recommended age range on toy
packages. “The major
manufacturers set the ranges after
conducting careful research with
children in nursery schools, day
care centers and in test homes,”
says Jones. Experts caution
parents against overestimating a
child’s development; however
parents who participate in their
child’s play activities are best
equipped to match toys to the
functional level of their child’s
interests, abilities and age.
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child with too many toys, Jones
suggests introducing a few new
ones (or old ones that were put
away after your child lost interest
in them) at various times to
continually encourage a child’s
play experiences. This is known as
balanced play, which simply
means having various kinds of toys
to play with not a lot of toys, but
toys that cover a wide range of
activities. According to Jones, the
types of play activity a child should
engage in are;
Active Physical Play - helps
develop a healthy, strong body.
Example; push/pull toys, balls,
sport and gymnasium equipment.
Manipulative, Constructive,
Creative, and Scientific Play -
gives the child the oppportunity for
expressing ideas, stimulating
observation, and developing
resourcefulness. Some examples
of these toys would be building
blocks, painting and drawing
materials, and construction toys.
Imitative, Imaginative, and
Dramatic Play encourages
creative expression and helps the
child understand the world around
him. The child can imitate and
dramatize adult activities.
Examples of useful toys include
dolls, stuffed animals, costumes,
trucks, cars, etc.
Social Play helps children
leam how to get along with each
other, gives training in good
sportsmanship, and teaches the
value of concentrating and
thinking quickly and accurately.
These points can be most helpful
this Christmas by preventing
Santa or parents from bringing
home frivolous toys which could
soon be put aside and forgotten.
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